Changes are coming to how Maryland draws its congressional districts after voters approved adding a proposed amendment to the state’s constitution in the 2026 midterm elections. The measure passed 59.5% to 40.5% on Tuesday. Question 3 on the ballot was backed by prominent Democrats in the state, including Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD). The measure would […]
Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) lost her bid for a full term to Democratic opponent Dr. Annie Andrews, a stunning upset to hand Democrats a crucial seat in their quest to flip the upper chamber. The Associated Press called the Senate race for Andrews at 10:39 p.m. Andrews led Graham, 51%-47%, with 93% of the vote […]
Socialist Janeese Lewis George clinched the race to be Washington, D.C.’s next mayor, setting up the Democratic Socialists of America member to lead the district through the remainder of President Donald Trump’s second term. Lewis George garnered 84% of the vote compared to her next-closest competitor, independent Rhonda Hamilton, who garnered 10.3% of the vote, […]
Voters in Florida approved a ballot measure to lower property taxes for homeowners, by far the most noteworthy victory so far for the growing nationwide revolt against property taxes. Amendment 3 in the Sunshine State was on track to be approved on Tuesday with 62% support and more than 95% of the votes in just […]
ATLANTA — Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) cruised to victory for a second term Tuesday evening and effectively commenced the start of the 2028 presidential election cycle. Taking to the stage more than an hour after the Associated Press called his race, he struck a noticeably presidential tone during his remarks in front of hundreds of […]
Former Navy Pilot Rebecca Bennett, 39, has defeated incumbent Rep. Tom Kean Jr. for New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, flipping a key seat for Democrats as they seek to retake control of the House. The Associated Press called the race for Bennett at 9:48 p.m. With 65% of ballots counted, Bennett had roughly 60% of […]
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, a Democrat, beat billionaire Republican businessman Rick Jackson in a close race for Georgia governor, marking the first time in more than three decades that a Democrat has won the state’s highest office and making Bottoms the first black woman governor in American history. The race was called for […]
Trump-backed Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) beat Democrat Charles Booker on Tuesday in the Senate race to replace outgoing Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY). Barr, who has served in the House since 2013, defeated Booker, a perennial progressive candidate who lost to Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in 2022. The Associated Press called the race at 9:16 p.m. […]
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) won the 2026 election to become Florida’s next governor, defeating Democratic hopes of flipping the seat blue through rival David Jolly. Donalds won the race to succeed outgoing Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) with 50% of the vote compared to Jolly’s 48.7%, as of 9:09 p.m. The outcome cements Donalds’s rise from […]
Virginia voters on Tuesday passed an amendment to enshrine abortion rights into their state constitution, loosening the restrictions on physicians performing third-trimester abortions in the commonwealth. Amendment 1, which will establish a “fundamental right to reproductive freedom,” passed by a vote of 60.7% to 39.3% when the Associated Press called the race at 9:01 p.m., […]
